Plumber101010
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I immediately started posting questions before doing an introduction. Was on a time limit. Now that it's been ordered and is a done deal, I can slow down a tad and introduce myself.
City boy who finally got his dream of owning 28 acres in the mountains, remote and secluded. Very little flat area except for the creek that runs down the entire length long ways and of course the pad for the house.
Having land that was so steep you couldn't even walk it much less utilize it for anything, I rented an excavator for a month and cut me in 3 different roads running from the house to the top and back down to the other side of the creek. They all connect.
Originally it was for a walking trail. But being a gun enthusiast I had decided I wanted to set up a target range and quickly decided that a quarter mile hike with all my gear was too much for me!
I am 55 and recently fully retired from my own plumbing repair company. It's where I also learned to run an excavator.
Not having any experience or previous ownership with a UTV, other than calling people absolutely insane for spending $15,000 on a little go cart and refusing to ever consider one for any reason at all, I started to shop around for possibilities.
First I looked at golf carts and almost went that route believe it or not, would have been the biggest mistake of my life. I then settled on one of these little 2 Wheel Dr. gas operated UTV at tractor supply company. $3,000
Got it home and couldn't even get it up the first small embankment over my creek! Started researching some more and saw the Massimo 4x4 msu500. It was $8000. Called and asked if I could return this under the 30 day policy and get credit towards it. They said yes.
What a world of difference!!! This thing had some really aggressive tires, came with a winch, hardtop, and I took it everywhere and anywhere all over my property. It impressively went through tons of mud i would've never dreamed possible. I was now hooked and could only imagine the possibilities.
The only problem was the 500 engine. My area has some pretty severe inclines, 30° plus, and not just for a few feet, but for a couple hundred yards and even though it made it, with a full load and another person, you could tell it was taking all it had to get up those inclines.
In short, it does the job and I should be absolutely satisfied. Considering I'm only using it for my property there was really no reason for me to get anything else. But then one day it wouldn't start all the way in the back of the property. I started wondering what exactly, was I going to do if I couldn't get this thing started? How would I get it back? There's no way to get a vehicle back there and I started really pondering what a disaster it would be if this thing could not get started. Eventually I figured it out myself and got it going. Was a loose wire on the injector.
But the bug had bit and I was now slowly but surely turning into a UTV enthusiasist. I was already a full-size 4 x 4 truck enthusiast. Have a Chevy crew cab, Duramax diesel, 3500 single wheel, 4x4 with warn winches front and back Plus a host of other accessories. I was sadly starting to realize that these UTVs could easily out mud my truck and take me places I could never go with it.
So I started looking for a second one in case I ever broke down again and also knowing I wanted more power, was looking at a Massimo 700 that seemed perfect at $9000. It was that second purchase that just opened the door to everything.
Knowing now that I had opened the door to a part of life I never previously considered and knowing just how fun and exhilarating it was to drive one of these things, I started doing much more research than I did the first go-round.
There are horrible reviews out there on the Massimo and all I can say is so far I am extremely pleased. I don't know about longevity but I guess we will find out. But those bad reviews really got me looking at other brands.
One thing led to another and I came across the Honda pioneer 1000. Seems like I am lucky as I am really entering the field where technology has peaked and wasn't unfortunate enough to spend $15,000 on a unit last year and then kick myself in the butt when the pioneer came out.
If I had went through all of this last year, I would've bought the Honda 700. And probably not have been anywhere near as happy as I will be with a 1000. Let's just say that I'm really glad the 2016 with the year for me to start looking at UTV
But, I was very let down that at the base price for the 1000 EPS of $16k they came with absolutely nothing and to get it with the winch, doors, hardtop, blah blah blah, the whole thing came out to 23k!!! Really??!!
Am I REALLY going to spend $23,000 on one of these things, knowing I could buy a really great vehicle for the road for that money? I could buy a heck of a brand-new car for that, one heckuva great used truck for that??? Am I going to be one of the people that I called insane earlier for spending so much money on them??
Well, you betcha! Here I am, throwing myself into the bucket of very insane individuals. The only solace I have, is knowing that at least I got, in my opinion, the very best ever UTV available that money could buy
So in short, in 90 days, I went from not even knowing anything about them, to signing off on the finance agreement for 23,000!
I got the 1000 EPS in white. Upgraded to 28" mud light tires. Full five year warranty (non Honda) Winch, 72" plow for my roads, soft doors and soft rear panel, hard top, bad mat, skid plates, rear bumper, rear view mirror, full optical windshield (no hard coat)
Already have another winch I got from Amazon with a mounting plate for the rear.
Truth be told, I really just wanted to add a receiver to the front and have my winch portable so I could move it to the front or back. But the plow made that impossible.
Well, that's me in a nutshell. I have spent to date including the Massimo I am keeping, over $30,000, so I can ride on a mile or two of mountain roads I put it on my property.
Feeling really stupid right now to be honest! I did buy a trailer and have him throw that in on the deal and I am hoping, that maybe there are some other areas where I can take off for a week and go into the back country and really enjoy this thing more so than just here.
City boy who finally got his dream of owning 28 acres in the mountains, remote and secluded. Very little flat area except for the creek that runs down the entire length long ways and of course the pad for the house.
Having land that was so steep you couldn't even walk it much less utilize it for anything, I rented an excavator for a month and cut me in 3 different roads running from the house to the top and back down to the other side of the creek. They all connect.
Originally it was for a walking trail. But being a gun enthusiast I had decided I wanted to set up a target range and quickly decided that a quarter mile hike with all my gear was too much for me!
I am 55 and recently fully retired from my own plumbing repair company. It's where I also learned to run an excavator.
Not having any experience or previous ownership with a UTV, other than calling people absolutely insane for spending $15,000 on a little go cart and refusing to ever consider one for any reason at all, I started to shop around for possibilities.
First I looked at golf carts and almost went that route believe it or not, would have been the biggest mistake of my life. I then settled on one of these little 2 Wheel Dr. gas operated UTV at tractor supply company. $3,000
Got it home and couldn't even get it up the first small embankment over my creek! Started researching some more and saw the Massimo 4x4 msu500. It was $8000. Called and asked if I could return this under the 30 day policy and get credit towards it. They said yes.
What a world of difference!!! This thing had some really aggressive tires, came with a winch, hardtop, and I took it everywhere and anywhere all over my property. It impressively went through tons of mud i would've never dreamed possible. I was now hooked and could only imagine the possibilities.
The only problem was the 500 engine. My area has some pretty severe inclines, 30° plus, and not just for a few feet, but for a couple hundred yards and even though it made it, with a full load and another person, you could tell it was taking all it had to get up those inclines.
In short, it does the job and I should be absolutely satisfied. Considering I'm only using it for my property there was really no reason for me to get anything else. But then one day it wouldn't start all the way in the back of the property. I started wondering what exactly, was I going to do if I couldn't get this thing started? How would I get it back? There's no way to get a vehicle back there and I started really pondering what a disaster it would be if this thing could not get started. Eventually I figured it out myself and got it going. Was a loose wire on the injector.
But the bug had bit and I was now slowly but surely turning into a UTV enthusiasist. I was already a full-size 4 x 4 truck enthusiast. Have a Chevy crew cab, Duramax diesel, 3500 single wheel, 4x4 with warn winches front and back Plus a host of other accessories. I was sadly starting to realize that these UTVs could easily out mud my truck and take me places I could never go with it.
So I started looking for a second one in case I ever broke down again and also knowing I wanted more power, was looking at a Massimo 700 that seemed perfect at $9000. It was that second purchase that just opened the door to everything.
Knowing now that I had opened the door to a part of life I never previously considered and knowing just how fun and exhilarating it was to drive one of these things, I started doing much more research than I did the first go-round.
There are horrible reviews out there on the Massimo and all I can say is so far I am extremely pleased. I don't know about longevity but I guess we will find out. But those bad reviews really got me looking at other brands.
One thing led to another and I came across the Honda pioneer 1000. Seems like I am lucky as I am really entering the field where technology has peaked and wasn't unfortunate enough to spend $15,000 on a unit last year and then kick myself in the butt when the pioneer came out.
If I had went through all of this last year, I would've bought the Honda 700. And probably not have been anywhere near as happy as I will be with a 1000. Let's just say that I'm really glad the 2016 with the year for me to start looking at UTV
But, I was very let down that at the base price for the 1000 EPS of $16k they came with absolutely nothing and to get it with the winch, doors, hardtop, blah blah blah, the whole thing came out to 23k!!! Really??!!
Am I REALLY going to spend $23,000 on one of these things, knowing I could buy a really great vehicle for the road for that money? I could buy a heck of a brand-new car for that, one heckuva great used truck for that??? Am I going to be one of the people that I called insane earlier for spending so much money on them??
Well, you betcha! Here I am, throwing myself into the bucket of very insane individuals. The only solace I have, is knowing that at least I got, in my opinion, the very best ever UTV available that money could buy
So in short, in 90 days, I went from not even knowing anything about them, to signing off on the finance agreement for 23,000!
I got the 1000 EPS in white. Upgraded to 28" mud light tires. Full five year warranty (non Honda) Winch, 72" plow for my roads, soft doors and soft rear panel, hard top, bad mat, skid plates, rear bumper, rear view mirror, full optical windshield (no hard coat)
Already have another winch I got from Amazon with a mounting plate for the rear.
Truth be told, I really just wanted to add a receiver to the front and have my winch portable so I could move it to the front or back. But the plow made that impossible.
Well, that's me in a nutshell. I have spent to date including the Massimo I am keeping, over $30,000, so I can ride on a mile or two of mountain roads I put it on my property.
Feeling really stupid right now to be honest! I did buy a trailer and have him throw that in on the deal and I am hoping, that maybe there are some other areas where I can take off for a week and go into the back country and really enjoy this thing more so than just here.
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